2. What does Cleofilas’ father say to her “in the hubbub of parting” in the beginning of the story?
(a) May you live happily ever after
(b) You always were my favorite
(c) I am your father, I will never abandon you
(d) Make sure he treats you right

3. What is the name of the woman who drowns her children in the legend of “La Llorona”?
(a) Soledad
(b) Trini
(c) Felice
(d) Maria

4. Which of Cleofilas’ neighbors considers herself a widow but never mentions her husband?
(a) Chela
(b) Dolores
(c) Soledad
(d) Felice

5. Where does Cleofilas air out her husband’s shoes each evening?
(a) In the bedroom
(b) In the laundry room
(c) On the porch
(d) In the bathroom

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator describe Cleofilas buying in the center of the town where she grew up in “that will appear in a day and a half as a pimple on her backside”?

2. In what year did Mexico win independence from Spain?

3. What phrase from the story is translated from Spanish as “Do you understand?”

4. Cleofilas considers her hometown to be “The town of gossips. The town of dust and” what?

5. To whose house does Cleofilas slip away occasionally to watch telenovelas?

(see the answer key)

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